{"id":30990,"date":"2016-07-19T03:00:27","date_gmt":"2016-07-19T09:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.churchvolunteercentral.com\/?p=30990"},"modified":"2016-09-08T16:02:59","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T22:02:59","slug":"use-activity-help-people-find-a-ministry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/blog\/training\/use-activity-help-people-find-a-ministry\/","title":{"rendered":"Use This Activity to Help People Find a Ministry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Use this fun activity\u00a0to help people at your church understand their unique gifting and place in ministry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You\u2019ll need:<\/strong> 5 clear glasses, hot water, tablespoon, pipette or medicine dropper, Skittles candies<\/p>\n<p><strong>SAY:<\/strong> <em>When we see a rainbow in the sky, the colors always have a certain order. The colors never change their order. That\u2019s how God made rainbows. Let\u2019s do an experiment to help us think about that.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Have the participants assist you in this experiment. Put two tablespoons of hat water into each of five glasses. Add two red Skittles to one glass, four orange to a second glass, six yellow to a third glass, eight green to a fourth glass, and 10 purple to the fifth glass. Get people to help stir the Skittles in the water while it\u2019s still hot until the candies dissolve, about 10 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ASK:<\/strong> <em>God also created us in a certain way. Every person\u00a0has their own unique style. Find a partner and share something special about yourself\u2014skills, talents, or personality characteristics. What is something you can do well?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Once the water is cool, have people use the pipette or medicine dropper to transfer the green water into the glass with the purple water. Transfer it by letting the liquid gently run down the side of the glass so the colors remain separated. Even if the colors do mix a little bit, if they\u2019re cooled and you slowly run the liquid down the side of the glass, the less dense liquid should pop back up on top. Next add the yellow in this way, and then the orange, and finally the red.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SAY:<\/strong> <em>Like the rainbow we just created, God\u00a0made each of us in a special and unique way. We fit into\u00a0God&#8217;s\u00a0plan to do the ministry\u00a0he&#8217;s prepared us to do.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ:<\/strong> <em>Ephesians 2:10 tells us, \u201cFor we are God\u2019s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>ASK:<\/strong> <em>What might be the \u2018good work\u2019 God has prepared for you to do and how\u00a0can our church support you in doing that work?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Continue the discussion on ministry options in your church and community. Supply people with additional information on next steps to get involved!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[Editor&#8217;s Note:\u00a0 Adapted from the July\/August 2016 issue of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.group.com\/category\/ministry-resources\/childrens-ministry\/magazine.do\">Children&#8217;s Ministry Magazine<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Use this fun activity\u00a0to help people at your church understand their unique gifting and place in ministry. You\u2019ll need: 5 clear glasses, hot water, tablespoon, pipette or medicine dropper, Skittles candies SAY: When we see a rainbow in the sky, the colors always have a certain order. The colors never change their order. That\u2019s how God made rainbows. 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